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The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun has stated that the government is not seeking to increase the tax rate.<\/p>\n
The minister stated this on Monday while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations.<\/p>\n
A member of the House, Iduma Igariwey, said the lawmakers and other Nigerians are worried about the plan by the government to increase tax revenue to GDP.<\/p>\n
Responding, the minister said the government wants more people to pay taxes, and has no plans to increase the tax rate.<\/p>\n
He explained that the government hopes to use tax reductions in the future to attract more investment, both domestic and foreign.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no plan for an increase in tax rate as such. The plan is to increase the revenue from taxation. The plan is to increase taxation returns as a percentage of tax to GDP from around 9 per cent as it is now to 18 per cent in three years. This is closer to the African average,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
It would be recalled that the current administration is targeting an 18 per cent Tax-Revenue-GDP ratio.<\/p>\n
Edun said the government is eager to ensure the effective collection of taxes and blockage of leakages.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe emphasis is on raising revenue,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The minister appeared before the Committee to defend the N27.5 trillion budget before the National Assembly.<\/p>\n
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